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Notes and Comments. 



Wragg and Vladimir Cherries. 

 — Mr. A. A. Wright of Renfrew, sends 

 us samples of these cherries. In point 

 of quahty, if these are a fair sample, we 

 are disappointed in both of them. As 

 may be seen on p. 239, Mr. Wright most 

 values the Wragg, but both are much in 

 ferior to the Kentish, having a somewhat 

 bitter taste and tough skin. The Vladi- 

 mir resembles the Kentish in size and 

 appearance, but the Wragg is much 

 darker. Possibly they would be valuable 

 in pies, and perhaps Mr. A. A. Wright, 

 or his estimable wife, can give us some 

 information on this point ; but rather 

 than eat them for dessert,even if we lived 

 in the cold north, we would prefer to 

 pay the express on a basket of fine 

 Canadian cherries from Toronto. 



The Cr.\ndall. — We are just in 

 receipt of a quart of sample berries of 

 thi'j new currant, and also of a limb 

 with fruit attached. They are in size 

 very large, much larger than the largest 

 size of Lee's Prolific. The ripe ones 

 are jet black, and altogether seem to be 

 a fruit that would sell at a very top 

 price in the market for black currants. 

 We like the flavor both raw and cook- 

 ed. We have had a few made into 



jam, and all pronounce it much ahead 

 of the ordinary black currant jam. The 

 only fault we can discover is the tough- 

 ness of the skin, which is not made 

 very tender even by cooking. Possibly 

 this may be in its favor as a shipping 

 fruit, because it would carry well. 



Kerosene Emulsion. — Prof. Ri- 

 ley's formula for making a kerosene 

 emulsion is as follows : — Gradually add 

 to kerosene half as much milk, stirring 

 thoroughly the two until they are per- 

 fectly combined nnd no drops of oil are 

 to be seen, and a complete emulsion is 

 formed. For use one part of this emul- 

 sion or mixture is added to twelve parts 

 of water, and thoroughly stirred. This 

 he says is a most generally useful in- 

 secticide. 



Potted Strawberry Plants. — Mr. 

 W. F. Massey writes in the Garden 

 and Forest, favoring the use of potted 

 plants. His custom is to make the soil 

 clean and mellow between the rows, 

 and to train out the runners to strike 

 root in this as soon as possible. He 

 does not sink pots, but instead he takes 

 up these young plants as soon as they 

 have made roots half an inch long, and 

 removes them to the potting shed of the 

 greenhouse where he pots them com- 



